Mitigation Site Report: Nashville Crayfish. Determining Mitigation Needs for NiSource Natural Gas Transmission Facilities - Implementation of the Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP)

摘要

The key task of the NiSource Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) Section 6 grant is to identify potential mitigation opportunities for take species outlined in the MSHCP. The Conservation Fund (the Fund), in consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), NiSource, and state natural resource agencies, has prepared customized mitigation site reports, organized by species that provide selection criteria and an initial list of potential mitigation project opportunities that are likely to meet the requirements outlined in the MSHCP. Additional information on individual projects will be required at the time of mitigation need as outlined in the Mitigation Proposal Requirements section of the MSHCP. Whether a mitigation proposal can be funded will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to the species affected, the location of the mitigation activities compared to the location of the species impacts, the cost of the mitigation proposal, whether the proposal satisfies the mitigation proposal criteria, and the scientific justification for the mitigation proposal. This species report is a helpful resource in preparing the future applications for mitigation funding and should be used in conjunction with the Decision Support Framework for Evaluating and Ranking Mitigation Sites report.